Moved from 3 month scans to 6!
Scan results were encouraging, I've moved from 3 monthly scans to 6! My seizure activity has also been improving gradually so I'm hoping to get out the house again this evening. :-)
Can a dark skinned black person get brain cancer?
Have you noticed the similarities between skin cancer and brain cancer? The darker a person's skin, the less likely they are to get both cancers. You are unlikely to see a dark skinned black person with a brain tumour. Both cancers have temozolomide as treatment. I have seen cases where a certain drug that is used primarily for skin cancer has had a beneficial response for brain cancer. The same is true for immunotherapy. Vitamin D3 has profound anticonvulsant properties when you have the correct amount for your body, if you are deficient you do worse. It is a well known fact that many Asians and North Africans are deficient in vitamin D so the earlier fact about skin pigmentation is largely ignored for brain cancer when you look at the stats. Just a few thoughts I've had that I wanted to share. Some 'controversial' opinions I have. Here is some possible evidence for this: 'The risk for primary brain tumors in Caucasians is higher, as much as two-fold with gliomas,...
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